Thanks guys, and great idea about the brand to the Texan Muleskinner. Since these left in the mail yesterday, ithe brand idea will have to wait till the next pair.
John P.
Seeing your avatar reminded me of the day my boy borrowed my good ropin pony to run the sticks.
He made it to the fartherest stick, turned to make the return and then his little 8 yr. olds legs hooked my pony about halfway up his ribs. So, my pony being kinda offended proceeded to do a nice easy rocking chair buck back to the finish line. The crowd gave him a standing ovation as his bowed and swooped his sombrero.
Great story John P., those are the kind that always bring a smile when you think of them. I did learn something important in sculpting this cow and calf. The cow was much easier because she is in full sideways profile, the calf was a serious pain and did not come out very well because his head is looking straight at us. That straight on sculpting was exceptionally hard for me. Because I have done a little sculpting now I had felt confident with the design, but I was seriously humbled. -Something to think about if you are going to try sculpting.